Voting underway for final phase in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 17: Enthusiastic voters lined up early at polling booths to vote simultaneously for the 11 Lok Sabha and 77 state assembly seats in Odisha in the second phase of polls Thursday, officials said.

“Polling has started peacefully. There has been no report of any untoward incident,” Chief Electoral Officer Mona Sharma told IANS.

By 10 a.m., 15 percent of ballot have been cast,an election official said.

Over 15 million voters will decide the political fate of 98 candidates contesting the 11 Lok Sabha and 747 candidates vying for the 77 state assembly seats.